Cloning and characterization of a putative antifungal peptide gene (Pm-AMP1) in Pinus monticola

Phytopathology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 164-170

  Ekramoddoullah, A K M ^a   Liu, J J ^a   Zamani, A ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrophoresis; Western immunoblot

Indexed keywords

CRONARTIUM RIBICOLA; FUNGI; MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA; PINUS MONTICOLA; UREDINALES;

EID: 32144464927     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-96-0164     Document Type: Article

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